Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 478 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Listen to “give up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
2. 2.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
3. 3.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
4. 4.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
6. 6.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
7. 7.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-negg (b) an | egg
8. 8.Which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
9. 9.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
10. 10.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
11. 11.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
12. 12.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
14. 14.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an orange (b) see you (c) blue car
16. 16.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
17. 17.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
18. 18.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
19. 19.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
21. 21.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
22. 22.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
23. 23.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) you know (c) my book
25. 25.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) stand up (c) two cats
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) sit up (b) the dog (c) three trees
28. 28.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
29. 29.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
30. 30.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
31. 31.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
32. 32.Say “clean it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) clea-nit (b) clean | it
33. 33.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
34. 34.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
35. 35.Which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
36. 36.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) gi-vup (b) give | up
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) see you (c) fill in
38. 38.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
39. 39.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
40. 40.Listen to “pass it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it

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